Tubular foundation garment



Dec. 13, v1949 c. BROWN TUBULAR FOUNDATION GARMENT Filed Nov. 8, 1945IINVENTOR Qz/ruzme Emu/n Y E N R O T T A ,M a A w 000 0 000.000 QQQQQQvomow uanowowowo Patented Dec. 13, 1949 UNI STAT ES PATENT 2,491,360

TUBULAR FOUNDATION GARMENT .Qaroline, Brown, New York, N. Y.

Application November 8, 1945, Serial No. 627,342

3 claim 1; This invention relatesto, foundation garments. Broadly, it,is an object of my invention to provide a foundation garment which ismade from a tubular elastic seamless material. In most foundationgarments a great deal of labor is employed in stitching together variouspieces of material which may. be. stretchable or nonstretchable. Byusing a tubular stretchable, ma-

terial of diagonal weave and cutting the upperand lower portions toreceive the brassiere and garters respectively, I. have. found that agreat deal of labor is eliminated at the same time, providing aserviceable foundation garment which properly supports the parts ofthebody and is automatically adaptable to the different dimensions ofthe body. Furthermore, the diagonal weave of the fabric presents, avertical 'bias stretch which is of advantage in, aiding the. movementsof the body, and giving greater stretch when the wearer is seated.

The greater vertical stretch especially at the thighs gives greaterfreedom of movement to the legs. My type of foundation garment hereindescribed will permit the wearer to engage in all types of sports whilewearing this garment, permitting the muscles of the body to movenaturally while supported by the elasticity of the fabric, and withoutcausing the wearer any discomfort or restriction of movement. Since mostof the ligaments of the body run at an angle, I have found that mygarment with the diagonal weave does not constrict the muscles butsupports and persuades the muscles in their movement.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of my invention,reference is had to the following detailed description in connectionwith the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a tubular elastic seamless fabric of diagonalweave, showing the upper portion out out to receive a brassire, thelower portion being cut for receiving garters.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the tubular fabric shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the tubular fabric shown in Fig. 1, with anon-stretchable panel applied on the material.

Fig. 4 is a rear view of a tubular fabric like that shown in Fig. 1 witha non-stretchable rear panel applied thereto.

Fig. 5 is a front view of a foundation garment made from the tubularfabric shown in Fig. 1 as applied to the figure, showing brassire cupsattached to the upper portion, and garters attached to the lowerportion.

Fig. 6 is a rear view of; shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a front view of a bathing, suit showing brassire cup th. e asic a d a e ast c crotch member.

Referring o, he, i ures. nume l "1: 619231 sents a tubular seamlessfabric woven on the diagonal W a t t 13. 1% i -13 b DIO- dueed, n ma c.-ma ip s Th bul r ma er t m be or a num er or dfi rent Wi ths so thateach width may be used for persons of several sizes, for example, onewidth maybe used figures a n wa stnwasursmeets o 2 to 28v" inclusive.

lt e ubu ar erial t": s W v n in continuous length, this material is cutto the ole-.- 1. ed h.- r m h ub Q qfi 1?- I' Q h ma o o t o o t e mda in garment- The top' of the tube is cut diagonally with, the weave of thefabric in the form of two Vs as shown at I l and I2 in order to providecutouts for the brassiere cups I3 and M which are stretched at thecutout portions to the elastic tubular material I0. Shoulder straps l5,as is well known in the brassire field, are attached to the upperportion of the brassiere cups [3 and I4 and are also attached to thetubular material ID at the cutout portion of the back of the foundationgarment as shown at IS.

The lower portion of the tubular material I0 is also cut out with theweave of the material as shown at I! in order to provide for extensions[8 to which garters [9 are attached. I prefer to provide six garters,two at the front, one at each side and two at the back for fastening tothe base.

The rear of the tubular material is out similar to the upper portion,that is with the weave of the material as shown at 20 to provide a largeV out out for the back of the foundation garment as can be readily seenin Fig. 6.

When the tubular material ID, with the brassire cups I3 and I4, and thegarters I9, and shoulder straps l5 are attached, the entire garment iscomplete, thus saving a great deal of 1abor. When the foundation garmentis on the figure as shown in Fig. 5, the tubular material I0automatically adapts itself to the figure, providing support for themuscles both when the figure is at ease and during movements of thebody. The arrows in the center of Figs. 5 and 6 indicate that thetubular material [0 stretches in all directions.

In the event that it is desired to give greater support at the abdominalregion, a non-stretchthe foundation a m nt.

able material 2| in the nature of a panel and having the weave on thestraight is applied upon the tubular material l0 so that the abdominalregion is supported and the elastic material beneath the panel Zl isprevented from stretching. Of course, any desired shape can be given tothe non-stretchable panel 21 depending upon the type of design desired.In the event greater support is desired along the center of the back, anon-stretchable panel 22, set on the straight, may be attached bystitching over the tubular material 19 in order to prevent stretch ofthe,

elastic material beneath the panel.

In the event it is desired to cut the back very low so that the wearercan wear certain low cut back dresses and certain types of play and sunsuits, the shoulder straps may be dispensed with by providing suitablesupports in the brassiere cups l3 and I4.

It is within the realm of my invention to adapt the tubular elasticmaterial ii] to a bathing suit by making the brassiere cups 23 and 24with elastic material and with or Without shoulder straps as desired byinserting an elastic crotch member 25, shown in Fig. '7. Of course, thelower portion would be cut straight across the horizontal thus savingadditional material.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in thedetails of construction without departing from the general spirit of theinvention.

I claim:

1. A foundation garment of the character described formed of a tubularseamless elastic uniform material completely of diagonal threads andstretchable in all directions, said garment having a pair of brassierecups at the front upper portion, garters at the lower end of saidgarment for attachment to hose.

2. A foundation garment of the character described formed of a tubularseamless elastic uniform material completely of diagonal threads andstretchable in all directions, said garment having a pair of brassierecups at the front upper portion, garters at the lower end of saidgarment for attachment to hose and a non-stretchable longitudinal frontpanel attached by stitching to the central front portion of said garmentfor supporting the abdominal region of the wearer.

3. 'A foundation garment of the character described formed of a tubularseamless elastic uniform material completely of diagonal threads andstretchable in all directions, said garment having a pair ofbrassierecups at the front upper portion, garters at the lower end of saidgarment for attachment-to hose, a non-stretchable longitudinal frontpanel attached by stitching to the central front portion of said garmentfor supporting the abdominal region of the wearer, and a non-stretchablelongitudinal rear panel attached by stitching to the central rearportion of said garment for supporting the center of the back of thewearer.

CAROLINE BROWN.

. REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Melcher Feb. 11, 1941

